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I’ve made guesses at specific product applications based on forthcoming tech from Apple before and the focus is too narrow. It may _also_ be good for secure veh
by bredren 7y ago
I’ve made guesses at specific product applications based on forthcoming tech from Apple before and the focus is too narrow. It may _also_ be good for secure vehicle unlocking but it wouldn’t make it in unless it has a dozen more useful and ecosystem expanding product applications.
- csande17 7y agoI dunno, Apple's put some pretty single-purpose hardware into their devices in the past. Like the sensor array that's pretty much only useful for Face ID, and the Force Touch stuff. (And Macs used to have an IR receiver, which IIRC was only used for compatibility with the old Apple TV remote.)
- bredren 7y agoDo you feel the object tracking tags (immediate global object tracking) eclipse or equal utility secure vehicle unlocking?
- csande17 7y agoI could totally see Apple only ever using this for the tracking tags (with a hastily-thrown-together the AirDrop feature so they have something to show off when the phone launches) and never letting anyone use it for anything else, regardless of the potential utility.
- microtherion 7y ago> Like the sensor array that's pretty much only useful for Face ID Isn't this used for Animoji as well?
- solarkraft 7y agoIsn't that useless and dead? Now that I think about it: Animoji may have been a justification for the sensor array as in "look, multiple purposes".
- eddyg 7y agoDefinitely not dead. iOS 13 is adding new Animoji characters along with more customizable Memoji features. Plus the ability to use Memoji stickers across a variety of services, rather than just through iMessage.
- dzhiurgis 7y agoFace ID can be used for eye tracking - paralysed people can already use it via app called Access. It's quite impressive.